Low Energy States – Living in the Doldrums Low energy states are important to solve as they are the initial slide down a slippery slope toward chronic health problems. The body is under-functioning and operating inefficiently, similar to a car engine that hasn’t been tuned for a long time. It has lost its ability to [...]
Greetings Everyone, Isn't Spring in the subtropics a wonderful time? As an enthusiastic organic vegetable and herb gardener I am always amazed by the accelerated growth and burgeoning harvests of Spring. Since I last published my newsletter, I have added a large number of clinic blog articles to my website. There are articles on Counselling [...]
The last blog left us in the foothills of meditative practice, using a breathing process to settle into a quiet, comfortable zone. One’s back should be relaxed but straight for meditation, any way that can be achieved. You can sit upright, unsupported if your back is in great shape, or up against a wall, or [...]
I was sitting in my clinic recently thinking about booking in for a massage, as part of my self-care regime. Yes, practitioners need to take heed of all the measures they are constantly exhorting their clients to observe. I thought about how wonderful head massage is. I mean, I am into neck and shoulder work [...]
By and large Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) advocates some preparation of our food. Cooking a food outside the body makes the body’s task of digestion and assimilation considerably easier and energy-efficient. Food doesn’t simply hit the stomach and later intestines and become magically converted into energy, though I feel many believe this to be so. [...]
If you are having your one daily coffee whilst reading this, you will not feel too disturbed by the article. If you have a habit – you heard right – of consuming multiple doses of this drug daily, then you might want to use these words as a springboard to change. It all depends on [...]
We have been exposed to the idea that whatever goes up must come down, but when digestion is involved, it is vital that whatever goes down does not come back up. Who hasn’t experienced that violent arising of undigested food, that cannot be resisted once the eruption is in train, known as vomiting? When an [...]
The digestive system functions best when it can maintain a smooth, patent flow. A loss of patency can be due to various forms of stress. The digestive tract, unlike other organs, except the lungs, is open to the external world. This means that ‘stressors’ can originate either externally or internally. An example of an internal [...]
I read recently that anxiety becomes a psychological problem only when we are prevented by that anxiety from living our lives as fully as possible. Anxiety can become a crippling constraint to a life of ease and satisfaction. It is a very common 21st century affliction within our society. This is one condition that I [...]
Back pain is a very common problem for which many people seek acupuncture and massage therapy. When it is severe or chronic, it extracts a cost. Back pain hampers and restricts mobility and therefore one’s independence and ability to move around and perform everyday tasks and duties, let alone recreational pursuits. If it becomes chronic [...]
